Methods of making disposable absorbent articles and disposable absorbentarticles that comprise:a first, second, and third fastener elements to a web such that: the firstfastener element is spacedfrom the second fastener element by a first distance along a length of theweb; the secondfastener element is spaced from the third fastener element by a seconddistance along the lengthof the web; and the second fastener element is disposed between the first andthird fastenerelements.