It is a tragic event, for sure. But it cannot be dealt with emotionally without professional help or haphazardly. Stay away from narcissists, or face them aided by your own self-discovery through therapy. It can be done. As opposed to narcissists, the prognosis for the victims of narcissists is fairly bright.
Narcissists have no interest in emotional or even intellectual stimulation by significant others.
Such stimulation is perceived as a threat. Nothing less but definitely nothing more. Proximity and intimacy breed contempt for reasons that I elucidate in my work. A process of devaluation is in full operation throughout the life of the relationship. This is the ungrateful, FULL TIME, draining job of being the Narcissist's significant others.